I stepped out into sunset, a warm slice of western sky and breathed a prayer of thanks – thanks for this moment, for this sky set on fire, glory bursting through the clouds, and wondered how I could ever doubt, how I could ever fail to trust the God of all creation,...

Jill Briscoe’s words, “Go where you’re sent, stay where you’re put and give what you’ve got,” have great meaning to me. Fully Present Many years ago, my three kids and I volunteered to prepare and serve dinner every Tuesday night at our church. Each week...

An Invitation#GivingTuesday is just around the corner, and God has been tugging on my heart, inviting me to invite each one of us to become a generous giver – filled up, spilling over, poured out, leaning longer, deeper, and ever more into Jesus.Many of you know that...

When asked, “What is something that surprised you about chronic illness?” my mind was overloaded with thoughts. There are so many things that have surprised me in my journey as a “heart mom.” I thought of all the unforeseen things I’ve experienced, all the...

Pamela Piquette and Cindee Snider Re never imagined what purpose God had for a friendship that started in the least likely way. They were initially brought together through their boys who couldn’t get along. Through those encounters, Pamela and Cindee started building...

She stood on the threshold wearing a red dress, her chopped hair topped with a big chiffon bow customary for little Russian girls. Holding the hand of the orphanage director, she looked across the room where I sat on a red couch in front of a wall of windows covered...